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November 28, 2014 A Week in the Horn 28.11.2014 News in Brief Dr. Tedros’ visit to Israel The Second Africa-Turkey Summit in Malabo The UN Security Council extends the mandate of UNMISS East Africa Standby Force set for operationalization in December The third annual Powering Africa: Ethiopia Executive Meeting Ethiopia’s successful progress towards addressing climate change Djibouti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs on Africa’s relations with China and the West News in Brief Africa and the African Union The East Africa Standby Force (EASF) Command Post Exercise (CPX) “Mashariki Salam 2014” concluded on Saturday (November 22) in Adama, Ethiopia. Ethiopia‟s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, regional Defence Ministers, and officials from the African Union, regional Chiefs of Defense Staff and Police chiefs attended. (See article) Ethiopia President Mulatu Teshome told the outgoing Ambassador of North Korea to Ethiopia, Ambassador Kim Chol, on Wednesday (November 26) that Ethiopia and North Korea should work together for their mutual benefit through deepening of cooperation in the health, irrigation and mining sectors. President Mulatu Teshome of Ethiopia met on Thursday (November 28) with a delegation of Turkish investors headed by Erdogan Bayraktar to discuss joint efforts to promote business-to- business ties between Ethiopia and Turkey. Ethiopia‟s Deputy Prime Minister, Demeke Mekonnen, on an official visit to China this week, will be visiting South Korea next week to look into South Korea‟s experiences in economic and social development and on ways for Ethiopia to benefit from these. Foreign Minister, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, visited Israel this week (November 24-26), meeting President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman as well as opposition leader, Isaac Herzog, members of the Ethiopian Jewish community and business people. (See article) The United Arab Emirates‟ Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom inaugurated the Ethiopian embassy in Abu Dhabi on Saturday (November 22). State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dewano Kedir, expressed his congratulations on the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of diplomatic relations between Ethiopia and Thailand at a 1 celebration of Ethiopian music and Thai cultural performance at the Ethiopian National Theater on Monday (November 24). The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon has announced the appointment of Major General Birhanu Jula Gelalcha from Ethiopia as the new force commander of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). He succeeds Lt. General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam. Dr. Tewoldeberhan Gebre-egzabher, Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Environment and Forests, says Ethiopia is successfully resisting severe climate change impacts and has made headway in tackling the severe effects of climate change through effective implementation of policies to help mitigate climate change. (See article) Sudan‟s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Ambassador Abdel Rahman Sir-el-katim, said on Monday (November 24) that Sudan remains committed to support the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) “because we believe that this dam will benefit Sudan together with Ethiopia and Egypt.” Ambassador Antonio Luis Cotrim, Portugal‟s Ambassador to Ethiopia, said this week (Wednesday, November 26) that the long-standing diplomatic ties between Ethiopia and Portugal need to be accelerated to allow for the steady development of bilateral trade and investment ties. Ethiopian Airlines announced on Thursday the commencement of a Mobile Short Message Service (SMS) information system for customers in Ethiopia starting November 21. The service will permit customers to check flight availability, departure/arrival time, flight status and cargo shipment information. Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh met with Somalia‟s Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mohamed Osman Jawari, on Sunday (November 23) and discussed recent political and security developments in Somali as well as the operation of Djibouti troops deployed with AMISOM. The United States issued an advisory warning to travelers for Djibouti on Tuesday (November 25). The warning cites “specific threats from terrorism” aimed at Western and local interests in Djibouti which hosts U.S. and French military bases and contributes troops to the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) fighting Al-Shabaab terrorists. Kenya Al Shabaab ambushed a Nairobi-bound bus outside the town of Mandera, on Saturday (November 22) and deliberately murdered 28 non-Muslims, sparing Muslim passengers. It claimed the atrocity was in retaliation for police raids on four mosques in Mombasa. The atrocity was condemned by UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, IGAD‟s Executive Secretary Engineer Mahboub Maalim, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union 2 Commission for Somalia, Ambassador Maman S. Sidikou. The UN Security Council also unanimously condemned the murders. Somalia Foreign Minister Abdirahman Duale Beyl on a visit to Yemen met with Yemen Prime Minister Khaled Bahah on Tuesday (November 25). Discussions covered cooperative relations and ways to consolidate bilateral relations in different areas. The two sides agreed on the formation of a Yemeni-Somali Joint Technical Committee. Mr. Beyl also held talks in Sana‟a with Yemen‟s Foreign Minister, Abdullah Mohamed Al-Sayadi, on the situation of refugees in Yemen. The Speaker of Parliament, Mohamed Osman Jawari, announced the postponement of all Parliament sessions on Monday (November 24). This followed yet another unsuccessful attempt to debate a motion of no confidence against the Prime Minister. The African Union Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, Ms. Bineta Diop, arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday (November 25) for a four-day official visit. Her visit, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, underlined the Africa Union‟s solidarity with the Women and Children of Somalia and the AU‟s keenness on peace and security in Somalia. The European Union counter-piracy „Operation Atalanta‟ off the Somali coast has been extended by two more years to December 12, 2016. The main focus of „Operation Atalanta‟ is the protection of World Food Program vessels delivering humanitarian aid to Somalia and the deterrence, prevention and disruption of piracy off the Somali coast. The European Union's anti-piracy mission, EUCAP Nestor, opened a permanent operational base at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu Monday (November 24). The mission's deployment in Mogadishu is expected to enhance its ability to support maritime security systems in Somalia and in the Horn of Africa. The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) together with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday (November 24) issued Somalia Country Specific Guidelines to govern civil-military coordination in Somalia. South Sudan The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for an additional six months, maintaining its mandate to focus on civilian protection, facilitation of relief assistance, and human rights monitoring. (See article) The Governments of Egypt and South Sudan signed an agreement on technical and developmental cooperation in managing water resources on Saturday (November 23). The agreement, during a visit by South Sudan President Salva Kiir for talks with Egypt‟s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, covers ten projects worth US$26.6 million for which Egypt will provide grants. 3 The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, appealed to the international community on Tuesday (November 25) to address the dire situation of South Sudanese refugees. She said almost 194,000 South Sudanese refugees had arrived in Ethiopia since last December and with more fighting and major food security challenges that number could rise to 350,000 by the end of the first quarter of 2015. Sudan The second track negotiations on Darfur started in Addis Ababa on Sunday (November 23). The talks are mediated by the AU High Level implementation Panel, chaired by Thabo Mbeki. ******************* Dr. Tedros’ visit to Israel Foreign Minister, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, was in Israel this week (November 24-26) and during his visit he met with President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman as well as opposition leader, Isaac Herzog, members of the Ethiopian Jewish community and business people. In his meeting with President Reuven Rivlin, Dr. Tedros suggested that the age-old relationship between the two countries should be strengthened with increased trade and investment. He requested the President to encourage investors to come to Ethiopia. Dr. Tedros said Ethiopia had a lot to learn from Israel's expertise in agricultural practices for arid regions, an area in which Israel leads the world. Dr. Tedros also noted that his delegation included members from the Amhara and Tigray Regional States who would be discussing the establishment of cultural centres in areas where the Ethiopian Jews had lived for a long time. This, he said, would help further expand and strengthen people-to-people relations. President Reuven said Dr. Tedros‟ visit was a sign of increased cooperation between the two countries. He congratulated Ethiopia on its successful achievements and stressed his appreciation of the commitment of the people and the country‟s leadership to make Ethiopia a strong
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